#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
118	David Denton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1894–1920	87
119	Jimmy Cook	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1972–1994	87
121	Abdul Qadir	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1975–1993	86.8
122	Colin Blythe	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1899–1914	86.8
123	VVS Laxman	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1992–2013	86.7
124	Andrew Strauss	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1998–2012	86.7
125	William Attewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1881–1900	86.7
126	Kapil Dev	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1975–1994	86.6
127	Shahid Afridi	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1995–2018	86.6
128	Ian Bell	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2020	86.6
129	Adam Gilchrist	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2013	86.5
130	Javed Miandad	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1975–1996	86.5
132	Sourav Ganguly	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1992–2008	86.4
133	Bishan Singh Bedi	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1966–1981	86.4
134	Andrew Flintoff	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1995–2010	86.4
135	Ian Chappell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1962–1980	86.3
136	Brendon McCullum	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2001–2016	86.3
137	Sana Mir	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2005–2019	86.3
138	Majid Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1961–1985	86.3
139	George Duckworth	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1923–1947	86.2
141	Mithali Raj	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1999–2022	86
142	Anil Kumble	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1989–2008	85.9
143	Misbah-ul-Haq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2017	85.9
144	Dane van Niekerk	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2009–2023	85.9
145	Richie Benaud	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1964	85.8
146	Alec Bedser	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1946–1960	85.8
147	Paul Collingwood	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1996–2018	85.8
148	Mushtaq Ahmed	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1986–2006	85.8
149	Terry Alderman	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1974–1993	85.7
150	Dennis Amiss	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1987	85.7
151	Martin Bicknell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1986–2006	85.7
153	Jhulan Goswami	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2002–2022	85.6
154	Ken Barrington	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1955–1968	85.6
155	Jack Blackham	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1874–1894	85.6
156	Mohammad Azharuddin	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1984–2000	85.5
157	David Boon	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1984–1996	85.5
158	Mignon du Preez	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	85.4
159	Michael Vaughan	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1993–2009	85.4
161	Brian Close	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1949–1986	85.4
162	Charlie Barnett	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1927–1953	85.4
163	Alan Davidson	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1963	85.3
164	Warren Bardsley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1903–1926	85.3
165	Trevor Bailey	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1945–1967	85.3
166	Johnny Douglas	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1901–1930	85.3
167	Bill Alley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1968	85.3
169	Ewart Astill	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1906–1939	85.2
171	Dennis Lillee	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1969–1988	85
172	Len Braund	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1896–1920	85
173	Tamim Iqbal	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2007–2023	84.9
174	Jimmy Binks	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1955–1969	84.9

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